Well, number 901 is in the books. Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer didn+ACY-rsquo+ADs-t allow her team to have a let down after her career coaching milestone of 900 victories, and the Stanford Women+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s Basketball Team won handily against South Dakota State 80-60. The victory, third in a series of … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2013
2014 WNBA Draft prospects: Which players showed signs of future success in their junior season?
After previously looking at some red flags for 2014 WNBA draft prospects earlier this week, today we take a look at positive indicators for this coming draft class based on their junior season statistics. Anyone who has paid close attention to the statistics of professional basketball draft … [Read more...]
NCAA women’s basketball games I wish I’d seen on November 29
In my last day subbing for James, I briefly detail a few games I wish I'd seen yesterday. A few of the games I would've liked to see yesterday have already been recapped by others (and posted at Swish Appeal): Queenie is covering the Barclays Women's Invitational and recapped Michigan's win over … [Read more...]
CSUN faces Utah State today
Cal State Northridge hosts Utah State today at 4 p.m. I'll be on the radio once again, doing color commentary.The Matadors play for tournament consolation rights, after losing to Santa Clara last night. … [Read more...]
Moncrief leads Tigers over Scarlet Knights
Just the Facts, Ma'am: It wasn't pretty, but LSU came away with the 69-65 win over Rutgers at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Raigyne Moncrief led LSU with 27 points, including 15-20 from the line, seven rebounds, and seven steals. Rutgers was led by the 16 points of Kahleah Copper. The teams … [Read more...]
Games Of Interest With Your Leftover Turkey
I+ACY-rsquo+ADs-m frankly surprised they+ACY-rsquo+ADs-ve scheduled NCAA women+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s hockey games on Thanksgiving weekend.+ACY-nbsp+ADs Given these athletes a break. Now I+ACY-rsquo+ADs-m going to be a hypocrite and suggest which of those games you should watch.+ACY-nbsp+ADs The big draw is obviously Cornell+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s two game series … [Read more...]
Rakoczy Points Her Way to the TUF Finals Saturday
Courtesy UFC The last pick of the female fighters has shocked a lot of fans as she is now in +ACY-ldquo+ADs-The Ultimate Fighter+ACY-rdquo+ADs finals. Boxing champ Jessica Rakoczy was able to out strike fellow semi-finalist Raquel Pennington in a match to see who will face Team Tate+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s Julianna Pena for the … [Read more...]
Women’s basketball games I wish I’d seen on November 27, 2013
James is taking a break for Thanksgiving, but we're going to give him a hand in continuing his column on games he wishes he could have seen. As the guest contributor to James' +ACI-games I wish I'd seen column+ACI storystream for the Thanksgiving holiday, I almost just folded this in to this morning's … [Read more...]
Women’s basketball links: Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer reaches 900 wins
A Thanksgiving links post dedicated to one of the best coaches U.S. (men's or women's) basketball has seen. You've probably already heard by now: legendary coach Tara VanDerveer got her 900th win yesterday when the Stanford Cardinal beat the FGCU Eagles 83-59 in the Hardwood Tournament of Hope in … [Read more...]
Victory Puts VanDerveer in Elite 900 Club
Congratulations to Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer, who got her career 900th win, beating Florida Gulf Coast, and she did it her way. Away from the sports crazed Bay Area, and surrounded by a small group of friends, hardcore fans and her staff and players.What+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s so special about 900? Well, … [Read more...]